Uplifting Moody Street String Band to perform today at RiverFest in Waltham

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Jun 13, 2014 at 12:14 PMJun 14, 2014 at 6:39 AM

It's always an upper when you go hear a group you are not familiar with and it leaves you feeling just great. The Moody Street String Band, which performed Wednesday at Gore Place in Waltham, had that effect on me. They will perform Saturday evening at 6 at the Waltham RiverFest. Free and fun.

It's always an upper when you go hear a group you are not familiar with and it leaves you feeling just great.

The Moody Street String Band, which performed Wednesday evening at the Federal period estate, Gore Place, in Waltham, had that effect on me.

They will perform Saturday evening at 6 at the Waltham RiverFest. Free and fun.

The video is a spur-of-the-moment recording, without much light, but worth sharing.

The seven- or eight-piece band performs the traditional music of Ireland, England, Scotland and America. Members play accordion, fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bodhrán (a type of traditional Irish frame drum) and bass.

Their selection includes polkas and reels to jigs, waltzes, songs, and Paul Hardy, emcee, invited the audience to get up and dance.

One couple from Cleveland, "polka country," did just that.

The show was billed as lively and enlightening, with timeless tunes performed in a unique setting.

Just so!

Here's the full schedule for the RiverFest.

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